succulents

Water-storing houseplants

Succulents are plants with thick, fleshy leaves or stems that store water, allowing them to survive in arid conditions.

Cacti are the most familiar type, but the category includes aloe, jade plants, and many others.

They've become popular houseplants because they tolerate neglect: I can't kill my succulents no matter how rarely I water them.

botany

cactus

Spiny desert plant

  • aloeMedicinal gel plant
  • sedumSucculent groundcover genus
  • agaveSpiny desert succulent

rosette · fleshy · drought-tolerant · xerophyte · kalanchoe · jade plant · hens and chicks · stonecrop · CAM photosynthesis · spines

cultivation

propagation

Act of spreading widely

potting mix · perlite · overwatering · root rot · sunlight · windowsill · repotting · soil · gritty · beheading

aesthetic

terrarium

Glass-walled growing enclosure

rosette · geometric · pastel · variegated · gradient · decor · centerpiece · wedding favors · fairy garden · Instagram

Categories
Opposites
water storage strategy

succulentshydrophytes

Plants living in water

aquatic plants · ferns · mosses · water lilies · wetland plants

habitat preference

succulentsrainforest plants

Vegetation in tropical woodlands

marsh plants · shade plants · fuchsias · hydrangeas · peace lilies

Phrases
Family

succulent, succulence, succulently

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G